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Maggie Gyllenhaal's The Bride! makes multiple references to Frankenstein films of the past, but one Easter egg proves how smart she and her movie truly are.

Set in 1930s Chicago, “The Bride!” follows a scientist who resurrects a murdered young woman to become a companion for Frankenstein’s creature. What unfolds is far from a traditional monster movie. Instead, director Maggie Gyllenhaal crafts ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover Hollywood and entertainment. "The two revive a murdered young woman and The Bride (Buckley) is born. What ensues is beyond what either of them imagined: Murder! Possession!

Warner Bros. dominated the 2025 box office thanks to original horror hits, and the studio looks to continue the hot streak with The Bride!

With your eyes and heart open, preferably.

Maggie Gyllenhaal's exquisite reimagining of the Frankenstein legend is an exceptional monster movie and one of the year's best films.

The Asylum has released a new trailer for Frankenstein’s Bride, previewing the upcoming horror movie about the iconic monster’s wedding going very wrong. Frankenstein’s Bride is out now digitally.

The film does not offer a clean resolution. Frank and the Bride both confess their love for one another and vow to be together “till the end of time,” but the scene is more poignant than victorious. Both Frank and the Bride remain outsiders in a society that still does not accept either of them, despite their finding one another.